The Meeting Room at Queen Anne Square

Queen Anne Square

Since the completion of Queen Anne Square, it has been a visual center of the city – it celebrates the architectural heritage of Newport and gives residents and visitors alike an open space in which to share an experience of the past.

The park design centers on three stacked stone foundations, which
represent actual locations and footprints of buildings which existed on the site during
three different centuries: 1777, 1876, and 1907.

THE INSTALLATION

“The Meeting Room”, the new park installation in Queen Anne Square, was commissioned by the Doris Duke Monument Foundation, an offshoot
of the Newport Restoration Foundation, and designed by artist Maya Lin in collaboration with Edwina von Gal and Nick Benson of the
John Stevens Shop. The title of which conveys the intent: to create spaces that invite a spirit of gathering and community and to
provide a place of quiet imagination in the midst of the city. The park design centers on three stacked stone foundations, which
represent actual locations and footprints of buildings which existed on the site during three different centuries: 1777, 1876, and 1907.

The Artists

The Meeting Room was designed by artist Maya Lin in collaboration with Edwina von Gal and Nick Benson.

Maya Lin

Artist

Edwina von Gal

Landscape Designer

Nicholas Benson

Stone Carver | Calligrapher

Support

Funding for “The Meeting Room” has been raised through a combination of private and foundation support for both construction and future maintenance.

Queen Anne Square Maintenance Trust

Formed in 2014 as a 501(c)(3) private foundation, the Queen Anne
Square Maintenance Trust (QASMT) was created to support ongoing maintenance of Queen Anne Square and the public art installation known as "The Meeting Room". The foundation's goal is to ensure the park's longevity and beauty for locals, visitors and future generations.